The Widow And The Devil (CHORDS) by Mick Ryan
[Verse 1]~
A D E A
High atop a lonely moor,..!! a Widow lived alone!
A D
Well,..!! in she kept,..!! and as she slept,..!!
E A
her pillow heard her moan
D
"Oh,..!! many's the lonely traveller
E
has spent the night with me,..!!
A D
but there's no a man in all creation
E A
gives content to me!
[Verse 2]~
A D
"Well,..!! some can manage once or twice,..!!
E A
and some make three or four;
A D
but it seems to me a rarity
E A
is the man who can do more!
D
I'd do anything to find him,..!!
E
in Heaven or in Hell!"
A D
And as she spoke these words,..!!well
E A
sure,..!! she heard her front door bell!
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 3]~
A D
So boldly ran the Widow,..!!
E A
and the door did open wide,..!!
A D
and as she did,..!! a tall and handsome
E A
stranger stepped inside!
D
Well,..!! she gave him bread and brandy,..!!
E
and when that he was fed,..!!
A D
he said,..!! "My dear,..!! now have no fear;
E A
it's time to come to bed!
[Verse 4]~
A
"For I've heard your plea
D
right down the lane,..!!
E A
and I've come to see you right!
A D
But you must come to Hell with me
E A
if I can last the night!"
D
Well,..!! she said,..!! "You randy Devil!
E
To this bargain I'll agree,..!!
A D
for Hell on Earth,..!! or Hell in Hell,..!!
E A
it's all the same to me!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 5]~
A D
Now,..!! as they tumbled into bed,..!!
E A
the Devil,..!! he proved well!!!
A D
(and) he thought before the night would end
E A
that she'd be in his Hell!
D
But when they came to number nine,..!!
E
the Widow cried out,..!! "More!"
A D
And when the twelfth time came around,..!!
E A
the Widow cried,..!! "Encore!"
[Verse 6]~
A D
At twenty-five the Devil
E A
felt compelled to take a rest,..!!
A
but the Widow cried,..!!
D
"Come raise your head,..!!
E A
and put me to the test!"
D
At sixty-nine,..!! the Widow laughed!
E
"Again! Again!" she cried,..!!
A
and the Devil said,..!!
D E A
"Well,..!! I can see just how your husband died!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 7]~
A D
At ninety-nine,..!! the Devil
E A
he began to wail and weep!
A D
He said,..!! "I'll give you anything,..!!
E A
if you'll let me go to sleep!"
D
But before the morning light was up,..!!
E
the Devil hobbled home,..!!
A D
and the Widow,..!! still not satisfied,..!!
E A
once more was left alone!
[Verse 8]~
A D
She lay there on her pillow
E A
and she thought on ninety-nine!
A D
"It's a pity that poor Devil
E A
couldn't manage one more time!
D
I'll call him up again tonight
E
to see what can be done -
A D
with a little more application,..!!
E A
he could've made the Ton !"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 9]~
A D
But when she called to him that night,..!!
E A
no Devil did appear!
A D
For the first time in Eternity,..!!
E A
the Devil,..!! he shook with fear!
D
He said,..!! "Of all the torments
E
I've witnessed here in Hell,..!!
A D
I never knew what pain was,..!!
E A
'til I rang your front door bell!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
A D E A
High atop a lonely moor,..!! a Widow lived alone!
A D
Well,..!! in she kept,..!! and as she slept,..!!
E A
her pillow heard her moan
D
"Oh,..!! many's the lonely traveller
E
has spent the night with me,..!!
A D
but there's no a man in all creation
E A
gives content to me!
[Verse 2]~
A D
"Well,..!! some can manage once or twice,..!!
E A
and some make three or four;
A D
but it seems to me a rarity
E A
is the man who can do more!
D
I'd do anything to find him,..!!
E
in Heaven or in Hell!"
A D
And as she spoke these words,..!!well
E A
sure,..!! she heard her front door bell!
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 3]~
A D
So boldly ran the Widow,..!!
E A
and the door did open wide,..!!
A D
and as she did,..!! a tall and handsome
E A
stranger stepped inside!
D
Well,..!! she gave him bread and brandy,..!!
E
and when that he was fed,..!!
A D
he said,..!! "My dear,..!! now have no fear;
E A
it's time to come to bed!
[Verse 4]~
A
"For I've heard your plea
D
right down the lane,..!!
E A
and I've come to see you right!
A D
But you must come to Hell with me
E A
if I can last the night!"
D
Well,..!! she said,..!! "You randy Devil!
E
To this bargain I'll agree,..!!
A D
for Hell on Earth,..!! or Hell in Hell,..!!
E A
it's all the same to me!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 5]~
A D
Now,..!! as they tumbled into bed,..!!
E A
the Devil,..!! he proved well!!!
A D
(and) he thought before the night would end
E A
that she'd be in his Hell!
D
But when they came to number nine,..!!
E
the Widow cried out,..!! "More!"
A D
And when the twelfth time came around,..!!
E A
the Widow cried,..!! "Encore!"
[Verse 6]~
A D
At twenty-five the Devil
E A
felt compelled to take a rest,..!!
A
but the Widow cried,..!!
D
"Come raise your head,..!!
E A
and put me to the test!"
D
At sixty-nine,..!! the Widow laughed!
E
"Again! Again!" she cried,..!!
A
and the Devil said,..!!
D E A
"Well,..!! I can see just how your husband died!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 7]~
A D
At ninety-nine,..!! the Devil
E A
he began to wail and weep!
A D
He said,..!! "I'll give you anything,..!!
E A
if you'll let me go to sleep!"
D
But before the morning light was up,..!!
E
the Devil hobbled home,..!!
A D
and the Widow,..!! still not satisfied,..!!
E A
once more was left alone!
[Verse 8]~
A D
She lay there on her pillow
E A
and she thought on ninety-nine!
A D
"It's a pity that poor Devil
E A
couldn't manage one more time!
D
I'll call him up again tonight
E
to see what can be done -
A D
with a little more application,..!!
E A
he could've made the Ton !"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Verse 9]~
A D
But when she called to him that night,..!!
E A
no Devil did appear!
A D
For the first time in Eternity,..!!
E A
the Devil,..!! he shook with fear!
D
He said,..!! "Of all the torments
E
I've witnessed here in Hell,..!!
A D
I never knew what pain was,..!!
E A
'til I rang your front door bell!"
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
[Chorus]~
D
And the wind blew cold and lonely
E
across that Widow's moor,..!!
A D
and she never,..!! ever turned away
E A
a traveller from the door!
